BILL NUMBER: SB 1571	CHAPTERED  09/30/00

	CHAPTER   1078
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR   SEPTEMBER 30, 2000
	PASSED THE SENATE   AUGUST 30, 2000
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 25, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 23, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   AUGUST 11, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   JUNE 21, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MAY 24, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   APRIL 6, 2000
	AMENDED IN SENATE   MARCH 29, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Costa
   (Coauthors:  Senators Kelley, Ortiz, Peace, Perata, Poochigian,
Speier, and Wright)

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2000

   An act to add Article 6 (commencing with Section 63048) to Chapter
2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, to amend
Sections 78648.12, 79022.7, 79044.6, 79068.20, 79069, 79106, 79122,
79127, 79128, 79128.5, 79133, 79140, 79148, 79148.8, 79171, and
79196.5 of, and to add Sections 20527.12 and 20527.13 to, the Water
Code, and to amend Section 14 of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood
Control Act (Chapter 503 of the Statutes of 1955), relating to water,
and making an appropriation therefor.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1571, Costa.  Water.
   (1) The Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000 (A) authorizes, for
purposes of financing a safe drinking water, water quality, flood
protection, and water reliability program, the issuance of bonds in
the amount of $1,970,000,000, and (B) provides for the use of certain
bond funds, and funds repaid to the state pursuant to specified loan
contracts, for prescribed programs established under that act.
   This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes in those
provisions.
   (2) The Irrigation District Law generally defines "voter" for the
purposes of provisions governing irrigation districts to mean a
voter, as defined in the Elections Code, who is a resident of an
irrigation district.  The district law generally requires the
directors on the board of an irrigation district to be a voter, a
landowner in the district, and resident in the division of the
district that the director represents.  The district law provides for
the abolishment of divisions pursuant to specified procedures.
   This bill would revise those provisions, for the purposes of the
James Irrigation District and the Corcoran Irrigation District, and
provide that every owner of real property in those districts, but no
others, may vote at district elections, as specified.  The bill would
provide that any person who is a voter and landowner, as specified,
in the James Irrigation District may be a director on the board of
that district.  The bill would authorize the board of the James
Irrigation District to abolish the divisions of that district for the
general district election to be held in 2001, as well as for
district elections held after that date, as prescribed.  By imposing
requirements on those districts, and the applicable county in
connection with the conduct of district elections, the bill would
impose a state-mandated local program.
   The bill would provide that those provisions are operative as long
as the district does not provide certain services for domestic
purposes and would require the district to notify the Secretary of
State 30 days prior to commencing to provide any of those services.
   (3) The Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control Act authorizes the
Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District to borrow money and incur
indebtedness to construct, repair, operate, or maintain improvements
required as a result of declared emergencies or disasters.  The act
authorizes the district to borrow from the state or the federal
government moneys provided for the performance of local
responsibilities required in conjunction with state or federal flood
control, drainage, or water conservation projects.
   This bill would modify the latter provision to authorize the
district to borrow from the state or the federal government moneys
provided for the performance of work or local responsibilities in
conjunction with state or federal flood control, drainage, water
conservation, or water quality projects.
   (4) The Bergeson-Peace Infrastructure and Economic Development
Bank Act establishes the California Infrastructure and Economic
Development Bank for the purpose of funding specified types of
infrastructure development projects, including public development
facilities, that are defined to include sewage collection and
treatment facilities and water treatment and distribution facilities.
  The act authorizes the bank to issue revenue bonds for prescribed
purposes.  The Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act creates the
State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund and continuously
appropriates money in the fund to finance the construction of
publicly owned treatment works and other activities allowed by the
Clean Water Act.
   This bill would authorize the bank to issue taxable or tax-exempt
revenue bonds for deposit into the State Water Pollution Control
Revolving Fund in accordance with prescribed provisions.  By
providing for the deposit of additional funds into a continuously
appropriated fund, the bill would make an appropriation.
  (5) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state.  Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   Appropriation:  yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Article 6 (commencing with Section 63048) is added to
Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7 of the Government Code, to read:


      Article 6.  State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund
Program

   63048.  For purposes of this article, the following terms have the
following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates or requires
another meaning:
   (a)"Board" means the State Water Resources Control Board.
   (b) "Revolving fund" means the State Water Pollution Control
Revolving Fund created by Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 13475)
of Division 7 of the Water Code.
   63048.3.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this division,
Article 3 (commencing with Section 63040), Article 4 (commencing with
Article 63042), and Article 5 (commencing with Section 63043) do not
apply to any financing provided by the bank to, or at the request
of, the board in connection with the revolving fund.
   63048.5.  (a) The bank may issue taxable or tax-exempt revenue
bonds pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 63070) and
deposit the proceeds from the bonds into the revolving fund or use
the proceeds to refund bonds previously issued under this article.
Bond proceeds may also be used to fund necessary reserves,
capitalized interest, or costs of issuance.
   (b) Except as may be provided in the governing documents with
respect to bond anticipation notes, each of the bonds issued under
this article shall, to the extent provided in the governing
documents, be payable from, and secured by, all or a portion of the
revenues in the revolving fund and the assets of the revolving fund,
to the extent the revenues and assets are pledged by the board for
those purposes.
   (c) Bonds issued under this article shall not be deemed to
constitute a debt or liability of the state or of any political
subdivision thereof, other than the bank, or a pledge of the faith
and credit of the state or of any political subdivision, but shall be
payable solely from the revolving fund and the assets of the
revolving fund, and the security provided by the revolving fund.  All
bonds issued under this article shall contain on the face of the
bonds a statement to the same effect.
  SEC. 1.5.  Section 78648.12 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   78648.12.  Unallocated funds remaining in the subaccount on March
8, 2000, and any funds deposited into the subaccount after that date,
shall be transferred to, and all money repaid to the state pursuant
to any loan contract executed under this article shall be deposited
in, the Seawater Intrusion Control Subaccount in the Clean Water and
Water Recycling Account in the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water,
Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Fund for the purposes
set forth in Article 6 (commencing with Section 79149) of Chapter 7
of Division 26.
  SEC. 2.  Section 79022.7 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79022.7.  Notwithstanding Item 4260-115-0001 of Section 2.00 of
the Budget Act of 1999 (Chapter 50, Statutes of 1999), no money
transferred to the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund pursuant
to this article may be transferred to the General Fund.
  SEC. 3.  Section 79044.6 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79044.6.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the
sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in the subaccount, upon
appropriation by the Legislature to the department, shall be
allocated by the department to the City of Santee for the purposes of
flood protection for streets and highways.
  SEC. 4.  Section 79068.20 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79068.20.  The department and  the Reclamation Board may adopt
regulations to carry out this article.
  SEC. 5.  Section 79069 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79069.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) The Arroyo Pasajero Watershed incurred unprecedented flooding
in 1995 that resulted in a loss of lives due to a bridge failure on
Interstate Highway Route 5 (I-5).
   (b) Flooding in the watershed  caused damage to important federal,
state, and local public facilities, including the Lemoore Naval Air
Station, Interstate Highway Route 5 (I-5), the California Aqueduct,
and critical local roads and highways, as well as private property.
   (c) It is of statewide importance to undertake projects to
eliminate future flooding in the watershed in order to protect life
and property and to protect the drinking water supply of southern
California.
  SEC. 6.  Section 79106 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79106.  The Clean Water and Water Recycling Account is hereby
created in the fund.  The sum of three hundred fifty-five million
dollars ($355,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the
account.
  SEC. 6.3.  Section 79122 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79122.  The following amounts are hereby transferred from the
account to the following subaccounts and, notwithstanding Section
13340 of the Government Code, are hereby continuously appropriated,
without regard to fiscal years, to the board, as follows:
   (a) Thirty million five hundred thousand dollars ($30,500,000) to
the State Revolving Fund Loan Subaccount for the purposes of
providing loans pursuant to the Clean Water Act, to aid in the
construction or implementation of eligible projects, and for the
purposes described in Section 79124.
   (b) Thirty-four million dollars ($34,000,000) to the Small
Communities Grant Subaccount for grants by the board to small
communities for construction of eligible treatment works, and for the
purposes described in Section 79124.
  SEC. 6.5.  Section 79127 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79127.  For the purposes of implementing subdivision (a) of
Section 79122, the board may make loans to municipalities, pursuant
to contract, to aid in the construction or implementation of eligible
projects.
  SEC. 6.7.  Section 79128 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79128.  (a) For purposes of subdivision  (b) of Section 79122, the
board may make grants to small communities so that any state grant
does not exceed 971/2 percent of the eligible cost of necessary
studies, planning, design, and construction of the eligible project
determined in accordance with applicable state law and regulations.
   (b) The total amount of grants made pursuant to paragraph (2) of
subdivision (a) of Section 79122, for any single project, may not
exceed three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000).
  SEC. 6.9.  Section 79128.5 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79128.5.  For the purposes of Section 79122.2, the board may make
grants for the cost of planning, design, and construction of
treatment works necessary to comply with waste discharge
requirements.
  SEC. 6.10.  Section 79133 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79133.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article,
of the continuously appropriated funds described in subdivision (a)
of Section 79122, the sum of seven million dollars ($7,000,000) shall
be used by the Department of Toxic Substances Control for allocation
to local agencies for groundwater remediation projects.
   (b) The Department of Toxic Substances Control shall adopt
regulations to carry out this section.
  SEC. 7.  Section 79140 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79140.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code,
50 percent of the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously
appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the board for loans
to municipalities for the design and construction of water recycling
projects in accordance with Section 79141, and for the purposes
described in Sections 79143, 79144, and 79145.
   (b) Fifty percent of the money in the subaccount, upon
appropriation by the Legislature to the board, may be used by the
board for grants to municipalities for the design and construction of
water recycling projects in accordance with Section 79141.
  SEC. 8.  Section 79148 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79148.  The purpose of this article is to provide funding for
projects that restore and protect the water quality and environment
of coastal waters, estuaries, bays, and near  shore waters and
groundwaters.
  SEC. 9.  Section 79148.8 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79148.8.  (a) The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by
the Legislature to the board, may be used by the board, in
consultation with the California Coastal Commission, to award loans
as provided in subdivision (b), and to award grants not to exceed
five million dollars ($5,000,000) per project, to municipalities,
local public agencies, educational institutions, or nonprofit
organizations for the purposes of this article.  Grants may be
awarded for any of the following projects:
   (1) A project designed to improve water quality at public beaches
and to make improvements for the purpose of ensuring that coastal
waters adjacent to public beaches meet the bacteriological standards
set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 115875) of Chapter 5
of Part 10 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code.
   (2) A project to provide comprehensive capability for monitoring,
collecting, and analyzing ambient water quality, including monitoring
technology that can be entered into a statewide information base
with standardized protocols and sampling, collection, storage and
retrieval procedures.
   (3) A project to make improvements to existing sewer collection
systems and septic systems for the restoration and protection of
coastal water quality.
   (4) A project designed to implement storm water and runoff
pollution reduction and prevention programs for the restoration and
protection of coastal water quality.
   (5) A project that is consistent with the state's nonpoint source
control program, as revised to meet the requirements of Section 6217
of the federal Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990,
Section 319 of the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1329), and
the requirements of Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000).
   (b) In addition to the grants authorized pursuant to subdivision
(a), the board may make loans not to exceed five million dollars
($5,000,000) per project to municipalities, local public agencies,
educational institutions, or nonprofit organizations for the purposes
set forth in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a).
   (c) The projects funded from the subaccount shall demonstrate the
capability of contributing to sustained, long-term water quality or
environmental restoration or protection benefits for a period of 20
years, shall address the causes of degradation, rather than the
symptoms, and shall be consistent with water quality and resource
protection plans prepared, implemented, or adopted by the board, the
applicable regional water quality control board, and the California
Coastal Commission.
   (d) An applicant for funds from the subaccount shall be required
to submit to the board a monitoring and reporting plan that does all
of the following:
   (1) Identifies the nonpoint source or sources of pollution to be
prevented or reduced by the project.
   (2) Describes the baseline water quality or quality of the
environment to be addressed.
   (3) Describes the manner in which the project will be effective in
preventing or reducing pollution and in demonstrating the desired
environmental results.
   (e) Upon completion of the project, a recipient of funds from the
subaccount shall submit a report to the board that summarizes the
completed activities and indicates whether the purposes of the
project have been met.  The report shall include information
collected by the recipient in accordance with the project monitoring
and reporting plan, including a determination of the effectiveness of
the project in preventing or reducing pollution.  The board shall
make the report available to the public, watershed groups, and
federal, state, and local agencies.
   (f) If projects include capital costs for construction, those
costs shall be identified by the project applicant.  The grant
recipient shall provide a matching contribution for the portion of
the project consisting of capital costs for construction, according
to the following formula:


      Capital Cost Project Cost/Capital Cost Match by Recipient
  $1,000,000 to $5,000,000, inclusive .......................   20%
  $125,000 to $999,999, inclusive ...........................   15%
  $1 to $124,999, inclusive .................................   10%

   For the purposes of this subdivision, "capital costs" has the same
meaning as "cost" as defined in Section 32025 of the Public
Resources Code.
   (g) Not more than 25 percent of a grant may be awarded in advance
of actual expenditure.
   (h) An applicant for funds from the subaccount shall inform the
board of any necessary public agency approvals, entitlements, and
permits that may be necessary to implement the project.  The
application shall certify to the board, at the appropriate time, that
those approvals, entitlements, and permits have been granted.
   (i) Where recovery plans for coho salmon, steelhead trout, or
other threatened or endangered aquatic species exist, projects funded
under this article shall be consistent with those plans, and to the
extent feasible, shall seek to implement actions specified in those
plans.
  SEC. 10.  Section 79171 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79171.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the following
definitions govern the construction of this article:
   (a) "Conjunctive use" means the temporary storage of water in a
groundwater aquifer through intentional recharge and subsequent
extraction for later use.  Storage is accomplished by either of the
following methods:
   (1) "Direct recharge" of an aquifer by conducting surface water
into the ground by various means, including, without limitation,
spreading ponds and injection wells for the purpose of making the
water stored in the aquifer available for extraction and later use in
drier years.
   (2) "In-lieu recharge" means increasing the amount of groundwater
available in an aquifer by substituting surface water supplies to a
user who would otherwise pump groundwater.
   (b) "Conjunctive use facilities" include land and appurtenant
facilities for any phase of a conjunctive use operation.  Appurtenant
facilities may include subsurface storage, treatment, conveyance,
recharge ponds, injection wells, spreading grounds, monitoring,
measurements, subsidence detection, flow regulation, detention basins
to facilitate recharge, diversion facilities, and extraction
facilities.
   (c) "Conjunctive use project" means a project that is intended to
produce water supply benefits for the local agency or a project that
is intended to produce water supply benefits for water users,
including the environment, in addition to the local agency.
   (d) "Local agency" means any city, county, city and county,
district, joint powers authority, mutual water company, or other
political subdivision of the state.
   (e) "Project participants" means any public agency participating
in, and benefiting from, a  conjunctive use project under this
article.
   (f) "Subaccount" means the Conjunctive Use Subaccount created by
Section 79172.
  SEC. 11.  Section 79196.5 of the Water Code is amended to read:
   79196.5.  The funds appropriated pursuant to Section 79196 shall
be allocated as  follows:
   (a) Seventeen million dollars ($17,000,000) for the purposes of
the project described in clause (i) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph
(2) of subdivision (d) of Section 79190.
   (b) Forty million dollars ($40,000,000) for the purposes of the
project described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2)
of subdivision (d) of Section 79190.
   (c) One hundred twenty million dollars ($120,000,000) for the
purposes of the project described in clause (iii) of subparagraph (B)
of paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 79190.
   (d) Forty million dollars ($40,000,000) for the purposes of the
project described in clause (iv) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2)
of subdivision (d) of Section 79190.
   (e) Seventeen million dollars ($17,000,000) for the purposes of
the project described in clause (v) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph
(2) of subdivision (d) of Section 79190.
   (f) Sixteen million dollars ($16,000,000) for the purposes of the
project described in clause (vi) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2)
of subdivision (d) of Section 79190.
  SEC. 12.  Section 20527.12 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   20527.12.  (a) (1) This section only applies to the James
Irrigation District.  As used in this section, "district" means the
James Irrigation District.
   (2) Notwithstanding Section 20527 or any other provision of law,
in the district, every owner of real property within the district,
but no others, may vote at district elections.  Owners need not be
residents of the district in order to qualify as voters.
   (b) The last equalized district assessment roll is conclusive
evidence of ownership of the real property.
   (c) (1) If land is owned in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or
any other multiple ownership, the owners of the land shall designate,
in writing, which one of the owners is deemed the owner of the land
for purposes of qualifying as a voter.
   (2) The designation shall be made upon a form provided by the
district, and shall be filed with the district at least 40 days prior
to the election and shall remain in effect until amended or revoked.
  No amendment or revocation may occur within the period of 39 days
prior to any election.
   (d) The district shall provide a list of eligible voters pursuant
to Section 10525 of the Elections Code at least 35 days prior to an
election, which list shall provide for the limitation of one vote for
each owner as specified in this section.
   (e) The legal representative of a corporation or estate owning
real property may vote on behalf of the corporation or estate.
   (f) (1) Every voter, or his or her legal representative, may vote
at any district election either in person or by a person appointed as
his or her proxy, but may cast only one vote.
   (2) The district has the powers of a California water district
with regard to Section 35005 and the appointment of a proxy shall be
pursuant to that section.
   (g) Notwithstanding Section 21100 or any other provision of law,
any voter, as specified in this section, may be a member of the board
of the district as long as the voter is a landowner within the
division that the voter represents, unless divisions are abolished as
provided in Section 21550.
   (h) (1) As used in this section, "legal representative" means an
official of a corporation owning real property or a guardian,
conservator, executor, or administrator of the estate of the holder
of title to real property who is all of the following:
   (A) Appointed under the laws of this state.
   (B) Entitled to the possession of the estate's real property.
   (C) Authorized by the appointing court to exercise the particular
right, privilege, or immunity which the legal representative seeks to
exercise.
   (2) Before a legal representative votes at a district election,
the legal representative shall present to the precinct board a
certified copy of his or her authority which shall be kept and filed
with the returns of the election.
   (i) The board of the district, not less than 120 days before the
general district election to be held in 2001, may abolish the
divisions of the district for that election.  The abolishment of the
division shall be effective only for that general district election,
unless the question of abolishing the division is presented to the
voters at that election and a majority of the votes cast on that
question are in favor of abolishing the divisions for future
elections.
   (j) (1) This section shall be operative as long as the district
does not provide water, drainage services, electricity, flood control
services, or sewage disposal services for domestic purposes for
residents of the district.
   (2) (A) This section shall become inoperative if the district
commences to provide any of the services described in paragraph (1).

   (B) The district shall notify the Secretary of State 30 days prior
to commencing to provide any of the services described in paragraph
(1).  The notice required by this subparagraph shall state that it is
being made pursuant to this subdivision.
  SEC. 13.  Section 20527.13 is added to the Water Code, to read:
   20527.13.  (a) (1) This section only applies to the Corcoran
Irrigation District.  As used in this section, "district" means the
Corcoran Irrigation District.
   (2) Notwithstanding Section 20527 or any other provision of law,
in the district, every owner of real property within the district,
but no others, may vote at district elections.  Owners need not be
residents of the district in order to qualify as voters.
   (b) The last equalized district assessment roll is conclusive
evidence of ownership of the real property.
   (c) (1) If land is owned in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or
any other multiple ownership, the owners of the land shall designate,
in writing, which one of the owners is deemed the owner of the land
for purposes of qualifying as a voter.
   (2) The designation shall be made upon a form provided by the
district, and shall be filed with the district at least 40 days prior
to the election and shall remain in effect until amended or revoked.
  No amendment or revocation may occur within the period of 39 days
prior to any election.
   (d) The district shall provide a list of eligible voters pursuant
to Section 10525 of the Elections Code at least 35 days prior to an
election, which list shall provide for the limitation of one vote for
each owner as specified in this section.
   (e) The legal representative of a corporation or estate owning
real property may vote on behalf of the corporation or estate.
   (f) (1) Every voter, or his or her legal representative, may vote
at any district election either in person or by a person appointed as
his or her proxy, but may cast only one vote.
   (2) Proxies shall be appointed pursuant to Section 35005.
   (g) (1) As used in this section, "legal representative" means an
official of a corporation owning real property or a guardian,
conservator, executor, or administrator of the estate of the holder
of title to real property who is all of the following:
   (A) Appointed under the laws of this state.
   (B) Entitled to the possession of the estate's real property.
   (C) Authorized by the appointing court to exercise the particular
right, privilege, or immunity which the legal representative seeks to
exercise.
   (2) Before a legal representative votes at a district election,
the legal representative shall present to the precinct board a
certified copy of his or her authority which shall be kept and filed
with the returns of the election.
   (h) (1) This section shall be operative as long as the district
does not provide water, drainage services, electricity, flood control
services, or sewage disposal services for domestic purposes for
residents of the district.
   (2) (A) This section shall become inoperative if the district
commences to provide any of the services described in paragraph (1).

   (B) The district shall notify the Secretary of State 30 days prior
to commencing to provide any of the services described in paragraph
(1).  The notice required by this subparagraph shall state that it is
being made pursuant to this subdivision.
  SEC. 14.  Section 14 of the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control Act
(Chapter 503 of the Statutes of 1955) is amended to read:
  Sec. 14.  (a) The district may borrow money and incur indebtedness
for its ordinary expenses and to pay engineers, attorneys, and other
employees of the district.  Each borrowing shall be authorized by a
resolution of the board of directors and shall be evidenced by a
note.  The total amount borrowed may not at any time exceed the
amount that could be raised by a ten cent ($0.10) tax levy upon all
taxable real property that is subject to levy in the district as
shown by the last equalized assessment roll.  If the borrowing comes
before an assessment roll for the district has been equalized, the
county auditor shall estimate the assessed value of the real property
that is subject to levy in the district and furnish his or her
certificate of that estimate to the board of directors of the
district.  The board of directors may borrow an amount not to exceed
the sum that could be raised by a ten cent ($0.10) levy upon the
estimated value of real property that is subject to levy.  For the
purpose of borrowing the certificate of valuation of the county
auditor shall be final and conclusive.  Any moneys so borrowed with
interest thereon shall be repaid from the proceeds of the next
succeeding tax levy or earlier if funds become available  for that
purpose.
   (b) The district may borrow money and incur indebtedness to
construct, repair, operate, or maintain improvements required as a
result of declared emergencies or disasters.  Each borrowing shall be
authorized by resolution of the board of directors.  The total
amount borrowed shall not exceed the sum that could be raised by a
ten cent ($0.10) tax levy upon the taxable real property of the
district.  If borrowed funds are provided through a designated
emergency or disaster program, the district may repay that loan in
accordance with the provisions of the program.  The district may also
borrow from the State of California or the United States moneys
provided by those units of government for the performance of local
work or responsibilities in conjunction with state or federal
programs relating to flood control, drainage, water conservation, or
water quality.  If no repayment term is specified in the special loan
programs relating to declared emergencies, disasters, or state or
federal programs, the loans shall be repaid within a period not to
exceed 40 years.
  SEC. 15.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because the
only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district
are the result of a program for which legislative authority was
requested by that local agency or school district, within the meaning
of Section 17556 of the Government Code and Section 6 of Article
XIIIB of the California Constitution.
